Finance Associate

bottomlinetechnologies; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

bottomline technologies in Bengaluru is seeking a strategic FP&A Finance Associate to join our Global Finance Team. This role sits at the heart of planning, forecasting, reporting and financial analysis to guide business decisions and fuel growth.

Ideal candidates hold CA and MBA in Finance with 4–7 years of FP&A experience, preferably in software/payments. You will partner with senior leaders, build models, analyze headcount and costs, and help drive AI-enabled analytics for performance

Qualifications

• CA and MBA in Finance from a top-tier institution.
• 4-7 years of FP&A experience in software or payments.
• Experience with headcount, compensation, or workforce planning preferred.
• Experience budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with FP&A and leadership to deliver insights on performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning and monthly reporting with variance analysis.
• Analyze headcount, hiring, attrition and compensation and their financial impact.
• Prepare executive presentations translating data into clear insights.
• Build and maintain financial models for revenue, expenses and scenarios.
• Drive automation and AI-enabled analytics to improve efficiency.

Skills

Chartered FP&A

FP&A

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Excel

Power BI

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

MBA in Finance

Tools

Snowflake

Alteryx

Power BI

Adaptive Planning

Job description

Job Title: Finance Associate

Role: Business Partnering

Location: Bengaluru

Job Summary

We're seeking a strategic and driven FP&A Finance Associate to join our dynamic Global Finance Team. This is more than a numbers role - it's a chance to shape the financial future of a fast-growing company. This Bengaluru-based role is embedded within the nerve center of financial planning and performance reporting. This role will support Finance Business Partners and functional leaders across planning, forecasting, performance reporting, and financial analysis.The ideal candidate combines strong FP&A fundamentals, analytical skills, and business acumen to deliver actionable insights and support informed decision-making. This is your chance to be part of a high-impact team where your insights will shape strategy and fuel growth. We value innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning-and we're excited to grow with you.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted finance partner to FP&A Partners and leadership teams, delivering actionable insights on business drivers, performance, risks, and opportunities to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Planning, Forecasting & Reporting: Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range and investment planning, and monthly performance reporting with variance analysis on business performance, resource utilization, and financial outcomes.
• Workforce Analytics: Analyze headcount, hiring, attrition, compensation, and workforce trends to understand financial implications and support resource planning.
• Executive Reporting & Decision Support: Prepare executive-level presentations and business reviews that translate complex financial and operational data into clear, concise insights for senior leadership.
• Financial Data Modelling: Build and maintain models for revenue, expenses, headcount, business scenarios, and sensitivity analysis. Manage capacity models to inform headcount planning and expense forecasting.
• Financial Analysis and Insights: Perform structured and ad hoc analyses to identify trends, explain variances, evaluate scenarios, and provide actionable insights to executive team.
• Performance Storytelling: Translate financial and operational data into clear narratives and visual outputs for finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in processes by leveraging technology, automation, data analytics, and emerging AI capabilities while proactively identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and insights.
• Process Improvement and AI Adoption: Proactively explore and apply AI, automation, and analytics to improve accuracy, standardize analysis, simplify processes, and increase reporting efficiency

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA), & MBA in Finance from a top-tier institution.
• 4-7 years of progressive experience in FP&A (Business Finance, Corporate Finance, or a related analytical finance role) -ideally in software or payments industry.
• Experience with headcount, compensation, or workforce-related financial planning is preferred.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, variance analysis, management reporting, and financial modelling.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams in a deadline-driven environment.

Technical Skills & Competencies

• Strong grounding in accounting fundamentals, financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario planning.
• Expertise Excel (modeling, pivots, lookups, arrays)
• Working Knowledge in tools: Snowflake (for data extraction/joins), Alteryx (for workflows and transformations) & Power BI (for visual analytics).
• Experience with Adaptive Planning or similar Planning & Budgeting tools.
• Reasonable understanding of SaaS metrics, financial KPIs, and technology-driven business models.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Preferred Attributes

• Highly dynamic individual comfortable with rapid changes and evolving priorities.
• Questions the data, understands the "why," and seeks to improve.
• Commercially minded and able to connect workforce decisions to financial outcomes.
• Detail-oriented and committed to delivering accurate, high-stakes work under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Known for delivering accurate , high-stake work under tight deadlines with limited supervision.
• Enthusiastic about learning and applying AI , automation, and emerging analytical tools to FP&A.

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